Giovanni Cavino - Faustina Junior 83000462

Faustina Minor. Augusta, AD 147-175.

Æ “Medallion” (33.57 g, 7h)

FAVSTINA • AVG • ANTONINI • AVG • PII • FIL •, draped bust right, wearing hair bound up and tied with fillet

Faustina standing left with child standing behind, sacrificing over lighted altar; to left before altar, attendant standing left, holding simpulum; behind on either side, two female attendants; in background, statue of Neptune standing right with left foot on globe, holding trident and dolphin within hexastyle belvedere, of which four columns are visible; S C in exergue.

Cf. Gnecchi Lucilla 13 and Crispina 5 (for rev. type); Klawans 2; Lawrence 59.

EF, attractive olive-green and red brown patina.